Lawmakers to return for meeting, not a state budget vote

Democratic members of the Connecticut House of Representatives are coming back to the state Capitol, but not to vote on a new budget.

House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz (ehr-eh-SIM'-oh-wits) and House Majority Leader Matt Ritter said Friday they've informed their members there will be a closed-door budget caucus meeting on Tuesday, but not a legislative session day.

Both Aresimowicz and Ritter suggested late last month that a budget agreement could be ready for a vote on Tuesday. But earlier this week, Aresimowicz said it was possible that a vote wouldn't happen. Instead, he said he was confident there will be an agreement by August.

Aresimowicz says he still hopes a new budget will be in place by month's end, saying "significant progress" toward reaching a bipartisan agreement was reached this week.